During over three decades of ministry, Tennessee pastor J. Dan Gill has observed a tendency within the Evangelical movement to preach the gospel without telling people about the doctrine of the Trinity. In fact, large Billy Graham crusades fail to inform people about the existence of a Trinity at all. Is this modern tendency good news or bad news? Some, in their zeal to uphold their denomination’s traditions have declared that those who do not believe in the doctrine of the Trinity, or the dual natures of Christ, are not Christians. Who is right?
In his authentic and endearing southern style, pastor Gill brings us to the Scriptures, especially the book of Acts, in order to decipher an answer based on the evangelism of the first Christians. In the end, Dan assures us that we are not stuck between losing our mind or loosing our soul as the famous quip has it:
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Author: Sean Finnegan
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Bible reference(s): Deu 6:4, Isaiah 9:6, Isa 6:3, Matthew 28:19, Mark 12:32, John 1:1-14, John 1:18, Joh 5:18, John 8:58, Joh 10:30, Joh 14:28, Joh 17:3, Joh 20:28, 1Co 8:4, 1Co 8:6, Eph 4:6, Phi 2:6, 1 Tim 2:5, 1 Tim 3:16, Heb 1:2, Heb 1:8-9, 1 John 5:7-8, Rev 1:8, Rev 4:8
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